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04-2009-2034Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2009· Region 04

EPA v. DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

6/18/09 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,031, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON SEPT 8, 2008, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CHROMIC ACID ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF CHROMIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

  • DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED

    941A SOUTH MAGNOLIA DRIVE, WIGGINS, MS, 39577

    Registry ID: 110000748549

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 103ANotification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.entered 2009-06-18

    Primary law: CERCLA

    Federal penalty: $4,031

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2009-06-18Final Order Issued
  • 2009-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2009-06-22Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2009-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1800000847
Case number
04-2009-2034
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2009-2034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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